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SS Britannic (Brittanic?).

Location, Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Very good footage of the launching of the SS Brittanic. CU ship moving past on rt. Pan over deck; a few guys working; smoke coming from something; cranes; etc. In distance. Shot looking along side of ship as she moves away; this time from high enough to show several people waving from upper deck and from windows on lower decks. CU ship's hull; moving away on the slipway; past scaffolding on side.

DS (from slightly raised position) group of 15-20 workers on a part of the deck; w/ funnel being lowered over them. (This part is excellent & fairly clean.) CU the workers reaching up; moving funnel above their heads into position. GV part of ship w/ 2 huge pipes. Another view of this; also showing crane at right which lowered the funnel.

10 telling images selected from British Pathé's extensive WWI footage. 'The war to end all wars' was a war without parallel: over 70 million military personnel were involved and over 17 million people died.